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Nana

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Young Parisian Nana (Anna Sten) wards off of a boozed-up military officer at a local restaurant, and fellow diner Gaston Greiner (Richard Bennett) is so impressed with her pluck that he decides to make her a performer at his musical theater. Soon, Nana is a star, and the girlfriend of Greiner and two other men. But when he learns that she's been getting around, Greiner fires her. As she tries to reclaim her singing job while dodging yet another suitor, her treachery might get the better of her.

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Abel Green Variety 05/31/2019
Sam Goldwyn brilliantly launches a new star in a not so brilliant vehicle. Go to Full Review Mordaunt Hall New York Times 07/07/2010
Through Miss Sten's efficiency and charm and the splendid portrayals of such players as Mr. Bennett, Mr. Owen and Mr. Grant, it offers a fair measure of entertainment. Go to Full Review Geoff Andrew Time Out 07/07/2010
Arzner treats her heroine sympathetically, while Gregg Toland's lustrous photography makes a fair stab at exoticising her into a Garbo/Dietrich figure. And her lacklustre reputation notwithstanding, Sten is surprisingly affecting. Go to Full Review Meyer Levin (Patterson Murphy) Esquire Magazine 05/05/2020
The picture is stodgy, pretentious, and utterly without the Zola verve. One can't quite decide about Anna. Maybe it was the wrong picture, or maybe she really can't act. Go to Full Review Helen Brown Norden Vanity Fair 05/31/2019
Miss Sten is capricious, child-like, cruel and destructive, yet with that soft, underlying promise of the flesh which renders her all-powerful. Go to Full Review TV Guide Staff TV Guide 03/26/2009
2.5/5
Though Arzner's direction, much influenced by Mamoulian and Sternberg, is deft and well-constructed, the main drawback is Sten. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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jimmy b Jun 23 Anna Sten got a bum rap in this one for her heavy accent. It's no worse or less understandable than Garbo. She sings "That's Love" a la Dietrich. See more 04/05/2015 Samuel Goldwyn tried to turn Anna Sten into an American box-office star, but failed - this was her first English-language film. Despite its reputation, the film - and Sten - are not bad at all. See more Read all reviews
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Dorothy Arzner

Director

Anna Sten

Actor

Phillips Holmes

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Lionel Atwill

Colonel André Muffat

Richard Bennett

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Mae Clarke

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Synopsis Young Parisian Nana (Anna Sten) wards off of a boozed-up military officer at a local restaurant, and fellow diner Gaston Greiner (Richard Bennett) is so impressed with her pluck that he decides to make her a performer at his musical theater. Soon, Nana is a star, and the girlfriend of Greiner and two other men. But when he learns that she's been getting around, Greiner fires her. As she tries to reclaim her singing job while dodging yet another suitor, her treachery might get the better of her.
Director
Dorothy Arzner
Producer
Samuel Goldwyn
Screenwriter
Harry Wagstaff Gribble, Willard Mack
Production Co
The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 29m